Colossians 3
Put On the New Self
aIf then you have been raised with Christ, seek bthe things that are above, where Christ is, cseated at the right hand of God. 2 aSet your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For ayou have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ awho is your life bappears, then you also will appear with him cin glory.
5 aPut to death therefore bwhat is earthly in you: csexual immorality, impurity, dpassion, evil desire, and covetousness, ewhich is idolatry. 6 aOn account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 aIn these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now ayou must put them all away: banger, wrath, malice, cslander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 aDo not lie to one another, seeing that byou have put off cthe old self with its practices 10 and ahave put on bthe new self, cwhich is being renewed in knowledge dafter the image of eits creator. 11 aHere there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is ball, and in all.
12 aPut on then, as bGod’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, ccompassionate hearts, dkindness, ehumility, meekness, and patience, 13 abearing with one another and, bif one has a complaint against another, cforgiving each other; cas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on alove, which bbinds everything together in cperfect harmony. 15 And let athe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called bin one body. And cbe thankful. 16 Let athe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, bsinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, cwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And awhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, bgiving thanks to God the Father through him.
Rules for Christian Households
18 aWives, submit to your husbands, as bis fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and ado not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents ain everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey ain everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 aWhatever you do, work heartily, bas for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord ayou will receive the inheritance as your reward. bYou are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
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